The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-18
THE ANARCHISTS FRIENDS
An Active Campaign Begun in the In
tereSt of the Seven Condemned Men.
Preparing for Appealing to Gov. Oglesby-
Effect of the Decision Upon the Knights
OF acknowledgements in New York.

CHICAGO. Sept 1.-THE Arbeiter Zeitung of
yesterday. under the head of "Forgeries" says:
The Illinois Supreme Court consists of repre-
sentatives-or, il you please, of tools-of the
various railroad corporations. 1t is clear that
no one can expect anything from such men of
honor. But that this supreme tribunal should
take refuge in the clumsiest-what do you call
them SO as not to be guilty of contemptR-well.
say mstakes-that 1t should take refuge in the
clumsiest mistakes in order to give decision
the appearance of justice that is a matter which
a few days ago we should not have believed.
To speak canddly, the Supreme Court of the
State of Illinois, in its opinion the appeal
case of our comrades, has, although uncon-
sciously, in the blindness of prejudice, forged
and distorted the testimony and where that was
not sufficient invented new proofs of guilt The
tape worm-like document which, by the way,
smells strongly of the States attorneys Office. is
SO honeycom bed with forgeries, distortions and
arbitrary suppositiors, that it will be necessary
to publish a pamphlet to expose the humbug.
The perjured testimony of detectives and pur-
chased witnesses was not entirely sufficient to
Justify the affirmation of the bloody verdict le-
gally. The Supreme Court found help, and sup
plemented where it was wanting. Neebe
against whom not single discriminating state
ment can be found in the record, appears in the
opinion as a for whom the halter is much
too good" In introducing translation of the
opinion the paper says that the reasoning is "a
mixture of lies, Misrepresentation and idiocy."
The printed forms of the petition to Governor
Oglesby, appealing for communication OF sentence
for the condemned Anarchists have been gotten
out and are now being forwarded to all parts OF
the country. The petition was drawn up by
Captain Black. 1t reads as follows
To His FxceilencY Richard j. Oglesby, Governor of
the State of illinois,
The undersigned. believing that in any nvolv-
ing lfe humanity and the State are better served by
mercy than by the rigorous execution OF sentence
the Justice of which is questioned by many Of
people, respectfully but urgently bespeak the exercise
half of August Spies. Michael schwab Oscar Neebe,
Albert r. Parsons Samuel Fielden, Adolph Fischer,
Louis Iinge George Engel. being persuaded that
such action your part will conduee to the peace of
the State.
The Times to-day says the decision of the Illi-
nois Supreme Court in the Anarchist will
exercise a powerful influence on the annual gen.
eral assembly of the knights of Labor, which
will meet at Minneapolis. Oct. 3, and thereby
indirectly the labor movement. and perhaps
the very existence of the order of knights of
Labor. Il is intended to bring the matter be-
fore the assembly at the outset, and pass reso
luton denouncing the decision and demanding
the interference of the Supreme Court of the
United States. This move will proceed from
the radical wing, and thus will be an element in
the fight on General Master Workman Pow
derby. The radicals had some difficulty
in passing their anarchist resolution in
Richmond. Their hands have been very
terally strengthened during the past year. and
they now claim that they have majority in the
coming convention Reports that have been
ceive1 by those prominent among the radical
Knights in this city assure them that the radicals
have elected their delegates in nearly all the big
cities, and in many places outside the centers of
industry. They very hopeful. not only of
carrying the resolution in favor OF the Anarch-
lists. but also of ousting the present conservative
administration. The anarchist resolution will
be used anentering wedge to separate the two
factions more definitely than has hitherto been
possible. If the General Assembly is not dis
posed to allow the radicals to rule, the latter
will withdraw from the order and attempt to
break itup